Vieri (surname)

Vieri
Origin
Meaningfrom French surname, Olivier. Vieri and Vièri themselves are the short form of Olivièri and Olivieri. Olivier was derived from oliva (olive).[1]
Region of originItaly
Other names
Variant form(s)Vièri, Olivièri, Olivieri,[1] (and other variants of Olivieri: Liverani, Ulivieri, etc.[1])

Vieri is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Christian Vieri (born 1973), Italian international footballer, striker, son of Roberto and brother of Max
  • Francesco de Vieri, called Verino the second (1524-1591), Italian philosopher
  • Lido Vieri (born 1939), Italian international football manager and former professional footballer, goalkeeper
  • Max Vieri (born 1978), Australian international football (soccer) player, son of Roberto and brother of Christian
  • Roberto Vieri (born 1946), Italian footballer, father of Christian and Max
  1. ^ a b c De Felice, Emidio (March 1979) [first published in February 1978]. Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Book 3 of "I Dizionari" series (in Italian) (2 ed.). Cles: Oscar Studio Mondadori (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore). pp. 180–181.